GLASSBORO — As Rowan University continues developing its Glassboro campus, college students are capitalizing on South Jersey’s agricultural roots.

The Rowan Equestrian Team, established in 2011, is one of a few new clubs surfacing on Rowan University’s campus.

The club’s president and co-founder Ashlee Petroski started the club when she and friends found a common interest in competitive horseback riding. In two years, the equestrian club has grown to 25 members with 10 active riders.

While the team is still green, they’re active in the competitive circuit and is proud of trotting into the world of intercollegiate competitions, according to Petroski, a Rowan senior.

The Rowan Equestrian Team is representing the college at Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competitions that focus on riders’ posture and poise on horseback. The competition allows the team to compete with other colleges in the region.

Most of the riders placed in the recent event at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa.

“It was great to place and compete with other schools like Del Val, where they have about 30 members on their team,” said Petroski.

Although founding Rowan’s equestrian team was “really big for us,” Petroski said they’re looking for new members interested in competing, and participating in community service projects.

“We are open to new people from beginners who want to learn and train,” said Petroski.Petroski is reaching out to the university’s students for new members, but they are also looking for people who are interested in riding competitively.

“We’re also looking for riders who are experienced and are willing to compete on that intercollegiate level,” she said.

The club is also planning to host or co-host its own horse show at the university.

“It is really great we started a team,” said Jennifer Botto, a club member and its public relations chairwoman. “But it’s really great being able to represent Rowan and have Rowan out there as a team.”